Cutting Foam Rubber Electric Knife

For thicker pieces of foam rubber which is more than 3 or 4 inches in thickness go for electric carving knife.

Cutting foam rubber electric knife.

Having no money i cut through five inch thick foam sections by making repeated swipes with a cheapie utility knife like the one above. Cut the foam once with light pressure to score it. It was time consuming messy far from accurate and doing the curves was a real pain. The hot knife comes with a depth adjusting sled to make repeat cuts or long cuts at a precise depth.

A thin cut is fine. Ordered this electric knife a while back actually to cut foam with. Cuts foam eifs icf nylon rope webbing synthetic fabric and plastic easy push button activation auto off for safety. This knife will either run on batteries or plug into the wall and it can quickly heat up to very high temperatures allowing you to use the blade to slice easily through foam without any problems.

99 get it as soon as wed sep 23. Start at the end of the cutting guideline pressing the knife down with enough force to cut the foam as you pull the blade toward you. Online many people recommend electric carving knives for this purpose as it is significantly cheaper than the actual foam saw. Our upholstery manager bernie shows you how to cut foam with a bread knife.

Blade on this hot knife quickly heats to 975 f to make fast clean cuts in foam and plastic materials. The first cut will be 1 2 in 1 3 cm or less. One of the things i neglected to mention in my banquette building post was how to cut the foam. If you cut thin foam rubber which has a thickness of around 1 inch or less you can make use of a utility knife.

When used as a foam saw alternative electric knives can give you clean results inexpensively but like foam saws and other power cutting tools the electric knife s blade can cause serious injuries if used carelessly. Purchase your foam here. If you are going to be cutting a lot of foam and don t want to have to deal with a mess then the best option for your use is a hot wire knife. I was reupholstering a couch and ordered a large piece high density latex foam to work with so i needed something to cut the shapes with.

It s the dumb way to cut foam.